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try

/tˈɹaɪ/TRIGH
/tˈɹaɪ/TRIGH

Meaningto sift, pick out

Common meaning: to attempt

Other meanings: to test

Journey through time

  1. Frenchtriersource
  2. Middle Englishtrien‘to sift’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto sift → to attempttry‘to attempt’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on French trier ‘to sift, pick out’.

Roots

  • trier French “to sift, pick out”

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